BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND CREEK FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO	) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 136 ORDER NO. 136-1

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on August 18, 1959, at 10:00 a.m., in the Game Room of the Albany Hotel, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Byron H. Lord for an order granting permission to commingle oil producible from the Timpas and Codell formations and the "J" sand formation underlying the U.P. Monaghan well located in the SE¼SW¼ of Section 5, Township 3 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado; and prescribing such conditions as to the method of producing such well and the commingling of production therefrom as may appear to be necessary or desirable in the public interest and to protect the interest of all parties affected thereby.

FINDINGS

The Commission finds as follows:

1.      That due notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing has been given in all respects as required by law.

2.      That the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter embraced in said Notice, and of the parties interested therein, and jurisdiction to promulgate the hereinafter prescribed order.

3.      That Applicant is the owner of an oil and gas lease which covers, among other lands, the SE¼SW¼ of Section 5, Township 3 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, and that the U.P. Monaghan No. 1 well is located in said forty-acre tract.

4.      That in the drilling of said well, the Timpas formation was encountered at a depth of 7920 feet; the Codell formation was encountered at a depth of 7937 feet; and the "J" sand formation was encountered at a depth of 8360 feet; and that said well is capable of producing oil from the Timpas formation through casing perforations at a depth of 7924 feet to 7934 feet; and that said well is capable of producing oil from the Codell formation through casing perforations at a depth of 7939 feet to 7943 feet; and said well is capable of producing oil from the "J" sand formation through casing perforations at a depth of 8376 feet to 8409 feet; and that the quantity of production from any one formation will not justify single zone completions.

5.      That all available geological and engineering data concerning said well indicate that the multiple zone completion and the commingling of the production in the well bore will not result in waste, and that no damage will result to any formation because of the multiple zone completion or commingling.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to the U.P. Monaghan No. 1 well located in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE¼SW¼) of Section. Five (5), Township Three (3) South, Range Sixty-five (65) West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of this Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

Rule 1.    Authority is hereby granted Byron H. Lord for multiple zone completion of his U.P. Monaghan No. 1 well by perforating the casing opposite the Timpas formation between the approximate depths of Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-four feet to Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-four feet (7924’ – 7934’); and perforating the casing opposite the Codell formation between the approximate depths of Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-nine feet to Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-three feet (7939’ – 7943’) and perforating the casing opposite the "J" sand formation between the approximate depths of Eight Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-six feet to Eight Thousand Four Hundred Nine feet (8376’ – 8409’); and commingling the production from the three formations in the well bore.

Rule 2.    That similar multiple zone completions and commingling in one well bore in other wells in the Second Creek Field may be approved and authorized by this Commission upon application, as provided by the rules and regulations of the Commission.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commission expressly reserves its right, after notice and hearing, to alter, amend, or repeal any and/or all of the above rules and regulations.

ORDERED this 18th day of August, 1959.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By	Annabel Hogsett, Secretary